Abrasion occurs due to _____.(1 point)

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friction
friction

plants and animals
plants and animals

daily temperature changes
daily temperature changes

seasonal temperature changes

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friction
Which describes a characteristic of water that is responsible for frost wedging?(1 point)
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Water evaporates as it is heated.
Water evaporates as it is heated.

Water condenses as it is heated.
Water condenses as it is heated.

Water expands as it freezes.
Water expands as it freezes.

Water contracts as it freezes.
Water expands as it freezes.
A student wants to model the physical weathering of rock. Which activity could the student perform?(1 point)
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Place several cookies in a box, and then shake the box.
Place several cookies in a box, and then shake the box.

Place drops of acid on chalk, and then observe the chemical reaction.
Place drops of acid on chalk, and then observe the chemical reaction.

Place a paper boat in a ditch, and then use water from a hose to make it sail away.
Place a paper boat in a ditch, and then use water from a hose to make it sail away.

Place ice cream in a bowl, and then watch it melt.
Place several cookies in a box, and then shake the box.
How can moving water contribute to physical weathering?(1 point)
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It can cause rocks to bump against each other.
It can cause rocks to bump against each other.

It can transport rocks to different locations.
It can transport rocks to different locations.

It can make rocks expand and contract.
It can make rocks expand and contract.

It can cause the formation of new minerals in rocks.
It can cause the formation of new minerals in rocks.
It can cause rocks to bump against each other.
The peeling off of outer layers of rock due to temperature changes is called _____.(1 point)
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exfoliation
exfoliation

frost wedging
frost wedging

burrowing
burrowing

abrasion
exfoliation